Sâncraiu de Mureș

Commune in Mureș, Romania
Sâncraiu de Mureș
Marosszentkirály
Commune
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
(2020–2024) Petru-Ionuț Budian[1] (PNL)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
10,403
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MS

Sâncraiu de Mureș (Hungarian: Marosszentkirály, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒrossɛntkiraːj] meaning "Holy King on the Mureș River") is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages:

  • Nazna / Náznánfalva
  • Sâncraiu de Mureș

Around 1930, Cornățel (Egerszeg) village was merged into Sâncraiu de Mureș.

Demographics

The commune has an ethnically mixed population. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 7,275 of which 64.52% or 4,694 are Romanians and 30.81% or 2,242 are Székely Hungarians.

See also

  • List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
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References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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